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“Within me is the potential to commit every evil act I see being committed by other men, and unless I feel this potential, I can at any moment be controlled by these same urges. I am free from these urges only if I recognize when I am feeling them, and while feeling them and acknowledging them to be me, choose not to follow them. Only in this way can I begin to regain the disowned parts of me. And only in this way can I know what it is I am criticizing in others.”

Quote by Hugh Prather

Book:Notes to Myself

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Notes to Myself

A collection of introspective essays and musings that delve into the author's thoughts and observations on various aspects of life. more

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English biography, 120-180 words more

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